Rail chair and fastener.



J. MATKOVGIK.

RAIL CHAIR AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1912.

1,044,215. Patnted Nov. 12, 1912.

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INVENTOR JMai/rd wil ATTORN EYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MATKovcrK, or MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, carmna;

earn CHAIR AND rAsrENnR."

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed June 8, 1912. Serial Ho.'702,52 5.

Rail Chairs and Fasteners, of which the following is a'specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a rail chair and fastener, and the objects ofmy invention are, first, to provide a novel chair for supporting a railupon awooden tie whereby the tie will not be worn by a movement of therail; second, to furnish therail chair with novel fasteners forpositively supporting the base flanges of a rail upon the chair; third,to provide arail chair and fastener that can'be used in connection withthe present type of wooden tie and quickly arranged to support thepresent type of rail,

and fourth, to provide a rail chair and fas-' tener consisting ofcomparatively few parts that are durable and inexpensive to manufacture.l

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference willnoW be had to the drawing, wherein p Figure 1 is a longitudinalsectional view of a portion of a tie rovided with the rail chair andfastener, ig. 2 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof a fastener member.

A rail chair in accordance with this invention comprises a tie plate 1that is provided with a plurality of depending prongs 2 adapted toengage in the top of a wooden tie 3 and anchor said tie plate relativelyto said tie. The plate 1, adjacent to the outer edge thereof, has alongitudinal outer fas- 8 that are driven in the tie 3 to hold the outerend of the tie plate 1.

The edge of the tie plate 1 has a longitudinal inwardly projectingcurved'brace 9 7 that is provided with vertical openings 10 al ning w thopenings 11 in the tie plate 1, sald openlngs accommodating spikes 12employed for securing the inner end ofthe tie plate 1 upon the tie :3.The tleplate 1, adjacent to the brace 9, has a long tudinal seat 13extending from one edge of the tie plate to the opposite edge thereof.The seat 13 accommodates a rail flange 16 ofthe rail ,6. The flange 15of the inner rail fastener engages the inner wall of the brace 9 and theflange 15 is notched, as at 17 to provide clearance for the spikes 10. 1After the rail fi-is placed upon the tie plate 1, the inner fastener isdriven into position and then the spikes 12 driven into the tie 3 tolock the innerrail fastener relatively to the tie plate 1.

What I claim is A rail chair and fastener comprising a tie plate forsupporting the base flange of a rail, a longitudinally extending outerfastener integral with said plate at a point removed from the outerlongitudinal edge thereof and adapted to overlap the base flange of arail, a curved'brace integral with theinner longitudinal edge of saidplate and provided with vertical-openings, said plate adjacent to saidbrace cut away to form a longitudinal seat, an innerrail fastenermounted in said seatand engaging the upper and lower faces of the baseflange or a rail,- said curved brace overlapping-said inner fastener,said inner fastener having notches alining withsaid openings, said tieplate having that portion projecting from the outer fastener providedwith openings, spikes extending through the last mentioned openings andspikesextending through the openings of the brace and the notches of theinner fastener. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

' JOHN MATKOVOIK.

Witnesses:

JOHN PODOIETAUCIK, GABRIELE Srmor.

